India and West Indies go into the fifth T20 in Bengaluru tied 2-2 after Shai Hope’s batting has repeatedly rescued the tourists. The winner takes the five-match series on Saturday.
01Summary
- 01The fifth T20 International is at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday, October 17, at 7pm local time (13:30 GMT).
- 02India and West Indies are level at 2-2 in the five-match series before the final game.
- 03Shai Hope has scored 162, 102 and 102 not out in the tour, including a record West Indies T20I knock of 102 off 45 balls in the second match.
- 04West Indies won the second T20 by chasing 249-5, their highest successful Twenty20 run chase, and the fourth T20 by 24 runs after posting 247-3.
- 05India’s likely line-up includes Shreyas Iyer, Sanju Samson, Abhishek Sharma and Arshdeep Singh, while West Indies are led by Shai Hope and include Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford and Gudakesh Motie.
02Why it matters
The series has been closely fought and the final match decides the winner after several high-scoring games. For India, it is a chance to finish a home tour with a series victory; for West Indies, it is a shot at an upset after pushing the world champions hard.
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